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United Arab Emirates vs. Liechtenstein Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 29.7% cheaper than Liechtenstein overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.3% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 57.7% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 44.5% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 5.6% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 11.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% less in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in United Arab Emirates

The cost of childcare and housing in United Arab Emirates are more expensive than in Liechtenstein. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates vs. Liechtenstein Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Liechtenstein, you would:

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pay 74.3% less for restaurants

	Liechtenstein	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$32.32 CHF25.95	$7.91 AED29.06	-75.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF15.07	$8.65 AED31.75	-53.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.59 CHF3.68	$1.04 AED3.83	-77.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$5.42 CHF4.35	$0.50 AED1.85	-90.7%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 57.7% less for groceries

	Liechtenstein	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$3.92 CHF3.15	$1.47 AED5.39	-62.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.08 CHF11.30	$5.36 AED19.68	-61.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.77 CHF7.85	$6.96 AED25.56	-28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.73 CHF7.81	$2.81 AED10.34	-71.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.26 CHF9.04	$3.68 AED13.51	-67.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 CHF1.32	$0.98 AED3.59	-40.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.82 CHF1.46	$0.75 AED2.75	-59.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.93 CHF1.55	$0.73 AED2.69	-62.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.15 CHF1.72	$0.59 AED2.15	-72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CHF0.97	$0.48 AED1.76	-60.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.82	$0.53 AED1.93	-48.7%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 44.5% less for transportation

	Liechtenstein	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.08 CHF7.29	$2.91 AED10.69	-67.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.47 CHF71.82	$53.10 AED195.00	-40.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,601.63 CHF28,580.17	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.96 CHF41.71	$8.50 AED31.21	-83.6%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Liechtenstein	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.58 CHF51.84	$101.41 AED372.42	+57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.69 CHF1,144.51	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,334.70 CHF1,071.46	$990.79 AED3,638.67	-25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.55 CHF108.82	$122.67 AED450.49	-9.5%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 11.4% more for childcare

	Liechtenstein	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.82 CHF251.12	$497.28 AED1,826.25	+59.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,813.07 CHF10,286.04	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	-36.3%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Liechtenstein	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.67 CHF5.36	$10.43 AED38.31	+56.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.37 CHF5.11	$4.99 AED18.32	-21.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.51 CHF10.04	$6.23 AED22.88	-50.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.21 CHF81.25	$75.55 AED277.45	-25.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$23.36 CHF18.75	$13.19 AED48.44	-43.5%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Liechtenstein	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$131.38 CHF105.47	$75.04 AED275.58	-42.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.18 CHF42.69	$59.50 AED218.51	+11.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$179.35 CHF143.98	$105.66 AED388.03	-41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$229.40 CHF184.16	$106.53 AED391.23	-53.6%
Average			-31.4%

Liechtenstein vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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